What does set down mean?
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set down
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Princeton's WordNet
write down, set down, get down, put downverb
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
land, set downverb
reach or come to rest
"The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
set downverb
put or settle into a position
"The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"
set down, put down, place downverb
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
"set down your bags here"
disembark, debark, set downverb
go ashore
"The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, dischargeverb
leave or unload
"unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
Wiktionary
set downverb
To write
set downverb
To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
ChatGPT
set down
To set down generally means to put or place something in a particular location, or to establish, prescribe, or specify something like rules or principles. Additionally, it can also refer to writing or recording something.
Anagrams for set down »
down-set
downset
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of set down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of set down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of set down in a Sentence
Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth. And set down as gain each day that Fortune grants.
It is true that for the most recent Jeopardy! contestant tryouts, Canadians were precluded from taking the online test, since the show must now comply with new rules set down by the Canadian government.
I think Hutchison is prepared to do a lot in England to get regulatory approval but the commission has set down a tough line with the Denmark decision.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.
If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own.
Translations for set down
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- hinlegen, hinsetzen, ablegenGerman
- establecerSpanish
- déposerFrench
- scaoil anuasIrish
- depozeHaitian Creole
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